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Menlo Secure vs Symantec Endpoint Security comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Menlo Secure
Average Rating
9.2
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (22nd), Firewalls (32nd), ZTNA (11th), Cloud Security Remediation (4th)
Symantec Endpoint Security
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
141
Ranking in other categories
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) (6th)
 

Featured Reviews

JP
Oct 13, 2022
Allows users to access the internet with a proxy from anywhere and provides web isolation features
The user monitoring could still be improved. We are a government agency, so we purchased Menlo by user. If we have 3,000 users, we need to see that all 3,000 users are able to use Menlo. However, there aren't any reports that say, "In the past six months, all 3,000 users have logged in," because there are some cases where SSL is bypassed, for example. When they access sites like that, the user is not tagged as a normal user, so 3,000 may become 2,900, but I still need to account for 100 users. I'm working with Menlo right now to make sure that all user activity will be visible to me.
BW
Nov 1, 2022
Reduces our attack surface, preventing cyber attacks and spam
We use it to maintain a minimum of security in our office. It's very important to have an antivirus in our environment. The main object of the solution is to maintain stability so that our environment is protected from any websites that can harm our solution. To prevent attacks you need a full…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The fact that it is a cloud proxy solution is another feature we like. For example, if you acquire a new company, you can use it to protect that new company without the need to install anything physically on their networks."
"It has reduced security events to follow up on. While it is not 100%, there has been probably a 90% or more reduction. We were getting hit left, right, and center constantly from people browsing the Internet and hitting bad websites. It was not just bad websites that were stood up to be malicious, but good sites that were compromised."
"Accessing the internet with a proxy from anywhere is the most valuable feature. It ensures that users are only able to browse legitimate websites. If they happen to go to a legitimate website with a malicious payload, the isolation feature will take care of that."
"For us, the primary goal is protection on the web, and that's extremely important. We're not using any of the other services at this time. The web part is key to the success of the organization. It gives us the ability to protect. It can isolate. It opens the session in an isolated format so that the code isn't running locally. It is running over in the Menlo environment, not in ours. It is not running on the local computer, whereas if you were to go to a normal website, it would run Java or something else on the local machine and potentially execute the malicious code locally. So, it does give us that level of protection."
"The product has been quite stable."
"The solution is easy to use."
"It just works. We have a console, and I can see it at a glance. I don't have any problems with it at all."
"Device control is most valuable. Symantec is providing all such features in the basic plan, whereas when we last checked, such a feature was not available in the basic plan of Malwarebytes."
"The feature I find most useful is the console for reporting."
"I like the additional features that come with it. The firewall feature and the encryption feature that they throw in are good as well. Another thing that I like about Symantec is that it runs on different platforms, not just on Windows."
"The initial setup is very simple and straightforward."
"The solution can be scaled to handle different threats."
 

Cons

"In the best of all worlds, we wouldn't have to make any exceptions. However, that is a big ask because a lot of that depends on how websites are constructed. For example, there are some very complex, application-oriented sites that we end up making exceptions for. It is really not that big an issue for us to make the exceptions. We feel like we are doing that without a huge impact on our security posture, but we do have to make some exceptions for complex sites, e.g., mostly SaaS-type sites and applications."
"The user monitoring could still be improved."
"We are now transitioning to another solution. The main reason for that is that managing all of the exceptions and troubleshooting all of the issues our users have had connecting to the internet has become too significant in terms of workload, compared to what we hope we will have with another solution."
"Currently, I don't have a good way to see which of my rules are being used in the access control lists. I have numerous entries, but are they all still needed? A report that would show me my list of who is allowed and whether we're actually using it would be useful because I can then go clean up my list. It would be easier to manage. We would eliminate the vulnerability of unused services."
"Users mostly complain that the solution slows down the system whenever something is scanned."
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"The solution has become quite complicated since Broadcom acquired Symantec, and we no longer sell it or try not to sell it."
"This solution needs better compatibility with services and applications."
"We are not satisfied with the technical support."
"The solution is very difficult to uninstall. There isn't really a way to uninstall the product at all, which is quite a headache."
"The whitelisting feature does not work as expected."
"After selling this product, what we have observed is that the system gets slower, which is a major issue."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We save a ton of money and time. Previously, the numerous hits that we were receiving from our security tools, prior to implementing them, had to all be chased down, dispositioned, and endpoints had to be reimaged. It was just a ton of effort to do all that. That is where the savings from time and money come in."
"The solution is expensive. It's more expensive than the solution I previously used. Compared with the other cloud-based solutions, it's very competitive."
"It is appropriately priced for what they're doing for us. Considering the protection provided, I feel their pricing is spot-on."
"There are subscription costs, we typically purchase the annual subscription. There can be other expenses too, for example, we use CrowdStrike also as part of our policy."
"The price of Symantec End-User Endpoint Security is okay. When comparing the price of this solution is not expensive."
"I thought the pricing was reasonable."
"The prices fluctuate, but this year I think it was maybe around $12,000."
"Compared to other products and brands here in Mexico, the price is okay, somewhere in the middle. Our solution is unique in that it can adapt to a variety of pricing and licensing constraints considering we have the corporate, government, and academic mandates. The"
"Symantec Endpoint Security is an expensive solution."
"The price of the product is competitive if compared to its competitors in the market."
"The pricing was one of the factors that led us to choose this product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Menlo Security Secure Web Gateway?
Accessing the internet with a proxy from anywhere is the most valuable feature. It ensures that users are only able to browse legitimate websites. If they happen to go to a legitimate website with ...
What needs improvement with Menlo Security Secure Web Gateway?
The user monitoring could still be improved. We are a government agency, so we purchased Menlo by user. If we have 3,000 users, we need to see that all 3,000 users are able to use Menlo. However, t...
What is your primary use case for Menlo Security Secure Web Gateway?
We previously used an on-premise proxy or a secure web gateway, but our employees were forced to do hybrid work during the pandemic. To connect to the office, they needed to connect to our VPN, and...
Which is better - Cortex XDR or Symantec End-User Endpoint Security?
Aqua Security is easy to use and very manageable. Its main focus is on Kubernetes and Docker. Security is a very valuable feature and their speed of integration is very good. The initial setup was ...
Which offers better endpoint security - Symantec or Microsoft Defender?
We use Symantec because we do not use MS Enterprise products, but in my opinion, Microsoft Defender is a superior solution. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-delivered endpoint security s...
What do you like most about Symantec End-User Endpoint Security?
Symantec have everything – documentation, videos, data sheets.
 

Also Known As

Menlo Security Web Security, Menlo Web Security
Symantec EPP, Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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Audio Visual Dynamics, Red Deer Advocate, Asia Pacific Telecom Co. Ltd., Kibbutz Ein Gedi, and AMETEK, Inc.